Medium violet red

#aa005b

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium violet red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Medium violet red sits in the pink band, deep and vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Medium violet red color values

Every conversion for #aa005b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa005b

RGB170, 0, 91

HSL328, 100%, 33%

HSV328, 100%, 67%

CMYK0%, 100%, 46%, 33%

Lab36.56, 63.04, -1.73

XYZ18.47, 9.3, 10.72

Decimal11141211

Web safe#990066

Pantone227 C

Shades of medium violet red

#9c0054 #8e004c #800045 #72003d #640036 #56002e #480027 #3a001f #2d0018 #1f0010

Tints of medium violet red

#ca006c #ea007d #ff0c8e #ff2c9d #ff4cac #ff6cbb #ff8dca #ffadd9 #ffcde8 #ffedf7

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#00aa4f Analogous#a400aa Analogous#aa0006 Triadic#5baa00 Triadic#005baa Split complementary#06aa00 Split complementary#00aaa4

Medium violet red in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 100, 46, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa005b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 46 33

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 46 39

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium violet red in css

Copy #aa005b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa005b; }
.text { color: #aa005b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa005b; }

How medium violet red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aa005b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa005b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium violet red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #aa005b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium violet red? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium violet red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #aa005b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium violet red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #aa005b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.